Eminem Shoots 'Not Afraid' Video In New Jersey

via Metro Live Detroit

Detroit rapper Eminem just can't keep himself out of the media these days.

He just announced an ultra high-profile pair of September concerts with fellow hip-hop luminary Jay-Z and "Not Afraid," the fist single off his upcoming album "Recovery," debuted at number one in the Billboard Hot 100 today, becoming the 16th song ever to do so.

So it's no surprise that when Eminem is spotted anywhere, people make a big deal about it.

Such was the case when bystanders came across Em filming the video for "Not Afraid" in Newark, N.J. last week.

Dozens of videos made their way onto YouTube, showing the rapper wearing a black jacket and shooting several scenes around the downtown area of the city.

Eminem was reportedly shooting the video on May 5, but there is no word on when the video will be released or what the theme of it is.

"Recovery," Eminem's seventh studio album, will be released June 22.

Eminem Receives 'Artist Of The Decade' Award Plaque In California

via Ballerstatus

In December, Nielsen SoundScan named Eminem the "Artist of the Decade" for selling more than 32 million albums over his career.

The rapper recently headed down to their offices to put up his award.

They sent us this picture of Eminem holding the award with Dr. Dre, Interscope head Jimmy Iovine, his manager Paul Rosenberg and Nielsen heads, Eric Weinberg and Chris Muratore.

Eminem will have a chance to add to his all-time sales number in June when he releases his new album, Recovery, on 22nd.

Just last week, the rapper dropped the first taste of what's to come via a new single called "Not Afraid." He premiered the track on his Shade 45 Sirius/XM station, during Angela Yee's "The Morning After" show.

Em confirmed that he's been working with a variety of producers for the album, including Just Blaze, Mr. Porter, Jim Jonsin, DJ Khalil, Boi-1da, Dr. Dre, and Havoc.

Ca$his DubCNN Interview

Dubcnn: Tell us as much as you can about The Art Of Dying. I know everybody’s been waiting for that for a while.

Cashis: The Art Of Dying is a crazy project man. It was me from like 2007 until like the beginning 2009. That was just my whole life. Production from Riknatti on there, like 7 beats from Eminem on there. Like 3 from Jake One. A gang of other people, Sha Money. It’s a gang of people on there making beats and the songs are exactly what you would expect. The Art of Dying is a crazy project, coming out on Shady. It’s poppin’ man, I can’t tell y’all much more cause I get in trouble every time I give out secrets. They be like, "Man why'd you tell them?". So I can’t tell you all the songs, just knows there’s 5 singles picked already. That’s all I can say.

Dubcnn: Definitely, tell us you what you been working on with Em. Obviously he’s your man, put you on and everything. Did you get to be around that when he was doing Relapse and he’s doing Relapse 2 now...

Cashis: Yes man, we chop it up over the phone. I see him when he comes out to Cali or when they go to like Vegas or something but other than that I been on my grind like doing hella shows. Like he put me on but I made my own name which I’ve done and I kept us poppin’ and Shady Records and that enabled him to come back and be able to come and do the music he is doing right now. He ain’t gotta do no punk check because I ain’t done no punk shit while he was gone. Like he let me boss up and be a capo and start my own brand up underneath the family, which is crazy and I turnt in an album that’s ridiculous and he’s proud of that like he should be. like I’m proud of the work he doing. We talk on the phone and give each other encouragement and stuff but sometimes he may be in Miami or Detroit and I may be in Cali or somewhere overseas. My schedule hasn’t let me be in the studio with him as much as i would have liked to but were gonna change all that up in February. What up Detroit?! I’m coming to y’all in February after the All Star, what up Detroit?!

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